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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 3061011" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Chapter Three, “The Silver Kings“, Tuesday, May 30th, 1882: </strong></p><p></p><p>A main dining room is off to the side with a sign above the doorway reading “The Prussia Room”. They all enjoy a nice early dinner. They find out that the man who the Inn is named for is one of the silver barons of the town referred to as the Silver Kings. His home is across the street and the Inn was established as a place for the man’s friends to stay. </p><p></p><p>After the meal they then fan out around town in pairs to the various taverns, saloons, restaurants and barrooms to find out what information they can about the town. Mae checks out some of the banks, opening up small accounts under various aliases. Deadeye and Pamela check some of the nicer places. The others hit the seedier taverns to hear what there is to hear. They join back up at the hotel a few hours later to compare notes. They have discovered that there are multiple millionaires in town. </p><p></p><p>The town itself isn’t that large, being approximately ten by seventeen blocks in size. The nicer part of town has fancy Victorian mansions and many sturdy buildings made of granite. Multiple churches line the streets. Overall, it is a fairly wealthy community without a ‘lower class’ as even those who toil inside the mines make a decent wage, although most of them live in barracks near the mines rather than in town. There are presently around thirty working mines within a ten-mile vicinity of the town. The most successful of these is the Matchless Mine. They again discuss the merits of stealing currency rather than ore. They find out that the flow of ore comes into the town and then goes to the assaying office. From there it goes to either the local banks or the government banks situated down near the railroad tracks. </p><p></p><p>Pinto likes the idea of boarding a train a few towns up bound for Leadville from Denver, with currency from the Denver Mint. He says they could rob the train while it is moving, toss off the money to retrieve later, and then exit the train as regular passengers when it arrives. Deadeye reminds them that money trains also mean soldiers. Pinto says, “Anything worth taking is worth guarding. One player comments that the plan sounds a bit too much like one of the episodes of Firefly. </p><p></p><p>They then discuss finding safes within private homes of the Silver Kings but decide that without knowing the layouts of the homes and the security procedures it might be too risky. The fanciest building in town is the Tabor Opera House, named for Forrest Tabor, the town’s top Silver King. Pinto Joe talks about just shooting and killing everyone in Tabor’s house and robbing him. “Isn‘t that a bit extreme?” Pamela asks. Joe replies, “Hey, as long as the loot is worth more than the cost of the bullets I’m ahead of the game.” </p><p></p><p>Not agreeing on a plan yet, they decide to spend the evening around town in smaller groups to find out more information. Mae decides that a trip to the Opera House is in order. Tonight’s featured performance is by the famed actor and magician Harry Houdini. Pamela and Deadeye decide to accompany her. Pinto, Sally and Mongo decide to hit a tavern over near the railroad tracks. Flying Arrow decides to accompany them as she doesn’t really have to worry about the ‘Indian’ being picked on when with the massive Mongo. </p><p></p><p>Opera and classical music fill the programs on weekend but weeknight performances are of milder fare, and tonight’s show is the slight-of-hand and magic show by Houdini includes much audience participation Many of the town’s wealthy have still turned out to watch. During the intermission they find large quantities of information about who is present and the town’s recent history. </p><p></p><p>The town of Leadville was started in 1860 not long after when the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush brought a huge influx of people into Colorado. There wasn’t actually that much gold found, only enough to convince people to keep looking. In 1877 a large quantity of silver was found in the area. One person who showed up was a Maine businessman named Horace Tabor took the job of Postmaster. He would use his meager earnings to help finance claims of prospectors flocking to the region. With his money the prospectors could buy the necessary supplies as well as pay for food and lodgings while they searched for silver. One $ 17 investment paid off quite handsomely when a vast silver streak was found. Each partner soon had over $ 10,000 worth of silver. </p><p></p><p>Tabor in turn used the money to finance other prospectors. So without ever having to life a single pick axe or shovel. He was soon a multi-millionaire and considered ‘good luck’ due to the percentage of investments that panned out. The only thing that frustrated him is that each success meant sharing with partners and he wanted an investment that was his alone. He didn’t actually care if it made any money as long as he could say it was exclusively his so he bought out the unsuccessful Matchless Mine for $ 117,000 which had changed hands so many times that Tabor had to spend another $ 30,000 just to legally clear the title to it. </p><p></p><p>He spared no expense with engineering equipment and the best of pumps, and in 1880 a massive vein of silver was found at the Matchless Mine and it became the single richest silver mine ever found in the United States. Two years later the mine continues to be the highest producing mine in the region. His estate is currently valued at $ 9 million, making him one of the richest men in the United States and he owns much of the town. Deadeye ponders having one of the women marry him until they find out that he is already married, his young mistress having hitched up with him almost immediately after the divorce of his first wife was finalized. </p><p></p><p>Tabor’s two partners continue to have successful mining operations in town, one being Mr. George Hook and the other of them being Mr. August Rische, whose hotel the group is staying in. Tabor owns the Opera House, several Mansions and a bank. His money also built the library, the fire company and many other municipal buildings. He has also invested in the Interlocken Hotel at the base of Mount Elgin some twenty miles away, a summer resort for the well to do with the spectacular scenery and tranquil lake. Further inquiries reveal that Tabor ships about half of his money out of town and that he keeps the other half in his bank. Tabor’s bank is a multi-story stone bank in the center of town. The trio makes inquiries and discovers that Tabor and most of the other Silver Kings are not at the Opera House this evening. </p><p></p><p>Over at the Silver Nugget Saloon, the other four find it to be a big auditorium-style building that is rather lively for a weeknight. The main floor has the bar, gambling tables and restaurant. The second floor has the employee quarters including rooms for the harlots working the main floor. The main gambling games going on are poker and faro. A lot of miners are present and quite a bit of money is being spent. It is soon discovered that most of those present think nothing of dropping two or three hundred dollars at a gambling table. </p><p></p><p>Most of the people present have firearms and a considerable number of bouncers are present although there is nobody inside wearing a badge. Sally comments to her companions how there is a lot of money present. Flying Arrow reminds them “Yes, but I’d say that most of those present aren’t inclined to just let somebody take it away from them.” They decide to keep a close eye on the flow of cash, seeing where the dealers go to deposit it. Pinto Joe joins in a game of Faro. </p><p></p><p>They discover that of the various mines around the Hancock Mine have had problems lately with theft, which they are assuming is employee theft. The mine itself has never been nearly as successful as some of its neighbors. They are planning to increase the number of guards but haven’t come up with enough money to do that yet. </p><p></p><p>They also hear of the Mary Murphy Mine, which has not done very well yet but rumors are that things at the mine have been extremely quiet for the last couple of weeks, with most of the miners staying put at the mine. So the rumor mill has it that they have struck a nice vein of silver or gold but haven’t announced the find yet. It is suspected that the owners plan to buy up adjacent land to that mine before making the announcement to prevent a run on the land. They also hear of the Vicksberg Mine and the Saint Elmo Mine, which have done very poorly. These were working mines that have about all run out to the point where most laborers there now are Chinese, who are willing to work for much lower wages. </p><p></p><p>Those at the saloon conclude that none of these seem like an obvious “big job” that will allow them to retire for life. They discuss how much money they need. Flying Arrow points out that if they are willing to live a simple lifestyle and do honest work they could quit now. Pinto asks Sally “Have you ever worked an honest day in your life.” She replies, “Does painting the stagecoach count?” Pamela says, “No, since the coach was stolen.” </p><p></p><p>Sally notices the cash drops taking place at opposite ends of the saloon. The money is going into metal chutes behind the bar going down below. They decide to try to see what type of basement the place has. Pinto keeps a close eye for employee traffic, heading to the row of outhouses during his observation stroll. A well-dressed gentleman with a gun is standing not far from the kitchen door. Pinto asks the man for directions to the outhouse and is pointed over to the side door. From the back of the building they can see frosted glass with metal bars over the windows in the crawl space beneath the main floor. There are some rear doors of the kitchen but no visible entrance to the basement. </p><p></p><p>The group joins up back at the hotel to share their information. They then debate exactly how big the job needs to be and decide that they want to get at least somewhere between $ 50,000 and $ 100,000 from this job. Given the wealth of the local banks they conclude that a single bank job will probably net them that. Pinto still likes the idea of robbing a train, especially if they can find out when hard currency is being transported. He suggests that they maybe derail a train somewhere more remote, where it won’t be discovered until they are gone. It is pointed out that the problem with that is transporting the things afterwards without the use of the train. “There’s only so much we can take,” Mae says. “I can live with that problem,” Joe interjects. They conclude that they could transport quite a bit in the coach. </p><p></p><p>Mae says that they still shouldn’t rule out robbing a private home. Mongo suggests, “How about Mr. Rische. His house across street. We not have far to walk.” Pamela points out “Mongo, that doesn’t matter. We’re not likely to be coming back here afterwards with any of these plans.” Deadeye is most concerned about the escape from town after the robbery, regardless of what they decide. They continue to look at the option of using the coach to transport the gains although the weight of ore might slow it down. </p><p></p><p>Mae is against the train robbing option given the number of soldiers that would be on the train. She suggests going for either a bank or miner payroll. She suggests that they maybe pose as investors in a mine to discover what the payroll schedules are. Flying Arrow likes the idea of investing this Mary Murphy Mine, since their possible success means they will soon be transporting large quantities of ore and converting it to cash. Sally brings up the option of knocking over a few saloons given the amount of cash flowing through them. </p><p></p><p>The group concludes that they still have too many options.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 3061011, member: 8530"] [B]Chapter Three, “The Silver Kings“, Tuesday, May 30th, 1882: [/B] A main dining room is off to the side with a sign above the doorway reading “The Prussia Room”. They all enjoy a nice early dinner. They find out that the man who the Inn is named for is one of the silver barons of the town referred to as the Silver Kings. His home is across the street and the Inn was established as a place for the man’s friends to stay. After the meal they then fan out around town in pairs to the various taverns, saloons, restaurants and barrooms to find out what information they can about the town. Mae checks out some of the banks, opening up small accounts under various aliases. Deadeye and Pamela check some of the nicer places. The others hit the seedier taverns to hear what there is to hear. They join back up at the hotel a few hours later to compare notes. They have discovered that there are multiple millionaires in town. The town itself isn’t that large, being approximately ten by seventeen blocks in size. The nicer part of town has fancy Victorian mansions and many sturdy buildings made of granite. Multiple churches line the streets. Overall, it is a fairly wealthy community without a ‘lower class’ as even those who toil inside the mines make a decent wage, although most of them live in barracks near the mines rather than in town. There are presently around thirty working mines within a ten-mile vicinity of the town. The most successful of these is the Matchless Mine. They again discuss the merits of stealing currency rather than ore. They find out that the flow of ore comes into the town and then goes to the assaying office. From there it goes to either the local banks or the government banks situated down near the railroad tracks. Pinto likes the idea of boarding a train a few towns up bound for Leadville from Denver, with currency from the Denver Mint. He says they could rob the train while it is moving, toss off the money to retrieve later, and then exit the train as regular passengers when it arrives. Deadeye reminds them that money trains also mean soldiers. Pinto says, “Anything worth taking is worth guarding. One player comments that the plan sounds a bit too much like one of the episodes of Firefly. They then discuss finding safes within private homes of the Silver Kings but decide that without knowing the layouts of the homes and the security procedures it might be too risky. The fanciest building in town is the Tabor Opera House, named for Forrest Tabor, the town’s top Silver King. Pinto Joe talks about just shooting and killing everyone in Tabor’s house and robbing him. “Isn‘t that a bit extreme?” Pamela asks. Joe replies, “Hey, as long as the loot is worth more than the cost of the bullets I’m ahead of the game.” Not agreeing on a plan yet, they decide to spend the evening around town in smaller groups to find out more information. Mae decides that a trip to the Opera House is in order. Tonight’s featured performance is by the famed actor and magician Harry Houdini. Pamela and Deadeye decide to accompany her. Pinto, Sally and Mongo decide to hit a tavern over near the railroad tracks. Flying Arrow decides to accompany them as she doesn’t really have to worry about the ‘Indian’ being picked on when with the massive Mongo. Opera and classical music fill the programs on weekend but weeknight performances are of milder fare, and tonight’s show is the slight-of-hand and magic show by Houdini includes much audience participation Many of the town’s wealthy have still turned out to watch. During the intermission they find large quantities of information about who is present and the town’s recent history. The town of Leadville was started in 1860 not long after when the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush brought a huge influx of people into Colorado. There wasn’t actually that much gold found, only enough to convince people to keep looking. In 1877 a large quantity of silver was found in the area. One person who showed up was a Maine businessman named Horace Tabor took the job of Postmaster. He would use his meager earnings to help finance claims of prospectors flocking to the region. With his money the prospectors could buy the necessary supplies as well as pay for food and lodgings while they searched for silver. One $ 17 investment paid off quite handsomely when a vast silver streak was found. Each partner soon had over $ 10,000 worth of silver. Tabor in turn used the money to finance other prospectors. So without ever having to life a single pick axe or shovel. He was soon a multi-millionaire and considered ‘good luck’ due to the percentage of investments that panned out. The only thing that frustrated him is that each success meant sharing with partners and he wanted an investment that was his alone. He didn’t actually care if it made any money as long as he could say it was exclusively his so he bought out the unsuccessful Matchless Mine for $ 117,000 which had changed hands so many times that Tabor had to spend another $ 30,000 just to legally clear the title to it. He spared no expense with engineering equipment and the best of pumps, and in 1880 a massive vein of silver was found at the Matchless Mine and it became the single richest silver mine ever found in the United States. Two years later the mine continues to be the highest producing mine in the region. His estate is currently valued at $ 9 million, making him one of the richest men in the United States and he owns much of the town. Deadeye ponders having one of the women marry him until they find out that he is already married, his young mistress having hitched up with him almost immediately after the divorce of his first wife was finalized. Tabor’s two partners continue to have successful mining operations in town, one being Mr. George Hook and the other of them being Mr. August Rische, whose hotel the group is staying in. Tabor owns the Opera House, several Mansions and a bank. His money also built the library, the fire company and many other municipal buildings. He has also invested in the Interlocken Hotel at the base of Mount Elgin some twenty miles away, a summer resort for the well to do with the spectacular scenery and tranquil lake. Further inquiries reveal that Tabor ships about half of his money out of town and that he keeps the other half in his bank. Tabor’s bank is a multi-story stone bank in the center of town. The trio makes inquiries and discovers that Tabor and most of the other Silver Kings are not at the Opera House this evening. Over at the Silver Nugget Saloon, the other four find it to be a big auditorium-style building that is rather lively for a weeknight. The main floor has the bar, gambling tables and restaurant. The second floor has the employee quarters including rooms for the harlots working the main floor. The main gambling games going on are poker and faro. A lot of miners are present and quite a bit of money is being spent. It is soon discovered that most of those present think nothing of dropping two or three hundred dollars at a gambling table. Most of the people present have firearms and a considerable number of bouncers are present although there is nobody inside wearing a badge. Sally comments to her companions how there is a lot of money present. Flying Arrow reminds them “Yes, but I’d say that most of those present aren’t inclined to just let somebody take it away from them.” They decide to keep a close eye on the flow of cash, seeing where the dealers go to deposit it. Pinto Joe joins in a game of Faro. They discover that of the various mines around the Hancock Mine have had problems lately with theft, which they are assuming is employee theft. The mine itself has never been nearly as successful as some of its neighbors. They are planning to increase the number of guards but haven’t come up with enough money to do that yet. They also hear of the Mary Murphy Mine, which has not done very well yet but rumors are that things at the mine have been extremely quiet for the last couple of weeks, with most of the miners staying put at the mine. So the rumor mill has it that they have struck a nice vein of silver or gold but haven’t announced the find yet. It is suspected that the owners plan to buy up adjacent land to that mine before making the announcement to prevent a run on the land. They also hear of the Vicksberg Mine and the Saint Elmo Mine, which have done very poorly. These were working mines that have about all run out to the point where most laborers there now are Chinese, who are willing to work for much lower wages. Those at the saloon conclude that none of these seem like an obvious “big job” that will allow them to retire for life. They discuss how much money they need. Flying Arrow points out that if they are willing to live a simple lifestyle and do honest work they could quit now. Pinto asks Sally “Have you ever worked an honest day in your life.” She replies, “Does painting the stagecoach count?” Pamela says, “No, since the coach was stolen.” Sally notices the cash drops taking place at opposite ends of the saloon. The money is going into metal chutes behind the bar going down below. They decide to try to see what type of basement the place has. Pinto keeps a close eye for employee traffic, heading to the row of outhouses during his observation stroll. A well-dressed gentleman with a gun is standing not far from the kitchen door. Pinto asks the man for directions to the outhouse and is pointed over to the side door. From the back of the building they can see frosted glass with metal bars over the windows in the crawl space beneath the main floor. There are some rear doors of the kitchen but no visible entrance to the basement. The group joins up back at the hotel to share their information. They then debate exactly how big the job needs to be and decide that they want to get at least somewhere between $ 50,000 and $ 100,000 from this job. Given the wealth of the local banks they conclude that a single bank job will probably net them that. Pinto still likes the idea of robbing a train, especially if they can find out when hard currency is being transported. He suggests that they maybe derail a train somewhere more remote, where it won’t be discovered until they are gone. It is pointed out that the problem with that is transporting the things afterwards without the use of the train. “There’s only so much we can take,” Mae says. “I can live with that problem,” Joe interjects. They conclude that they could transport quite a bit in the coach. Mae says that they still shouldn’t rule out robbing a private home. Mongo suggests, “How about Mr. Rische. His house across street. We not have far to walk.” Pamela points out “Mongo, that doesn’t matter. We’re not likely to be coming back here afterwards with any of these plans.” Deadeye is most concerned about the escape from town after the robbery, regardless of what they decide. They continue to look at the option of using the coach to transport the gains although the weight of ore might slow it down. Mae is against the train robbing option given the number of soldiers that would be on the train. She suggests going for either a bank or miner payroll. She suggests that they maybe pose as investors in a mine to discover what the payroll schedules are. Flying Arrow likes the idea of investing this Mary Murphy Mine, since their possible success means they will soon be transporting large quantities of ore and converting it to cash. Sally brings up the option of knocking over a few saloons given the amount of cash flowing through them. The group concludes that they still have too many options. [/QUOTE]
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